#war

Things move very slowly in politics. We seem to fight the same wars over and over again. ↗

— Pete du Pont

#fight #move #over #politics #same

I find it hard to focus looking forward. So I look backward. ↗

— Iggy Pop

#find #focus #forward #hard #i

I abandoned chemistry to concentrate on mathematics and physics. In 1942, I travelled to Cambridge to take the scholarship examination at Trinity College, received an award and entered the university in October 1943. ↗

— John Pople

#award #cambridge #chemistry #college #concentrate

From an early age I was told that I was expected to do more than continue to run a small business. Education was important and seen as a way of moving forward. ↗

— John Pople

#business #continue #early #early age #education

In the war, most young men were inducted into the armed forces at the age of 17. A group of students was permitted to attend university before taking part in wartime research projects. ↗

— John Pople

#armed #armed forces #attend #before #forces

Two hundred or more years ago most people on the planet were never aware of any reality other than the one into which they were brought up. ↗

— Chaim Potok

#any #aware #brought #hundred #into

As we continue to fight the War on Terror, it is imperative that we protect America's fallen heroes by ensuring that they are treated with respect, while being laid to rest. ↗

— Jon Porter

#being #continue #ensuring #fallen #fight

It is through accomplishment that man makes his contribution and contribution is life's greatest reward. ↗

— John Portman

#contribution #greatest #greatest reward #his #life

Awards are so unnecessary because I think we get so much out of our work just by doing it. The work is a reward in itself. ↗

— Natalie Portman

#because #doing #get #i #i think

I tend to lean toward strong female stories. I want to make things that don't already exist out there. ↗

— Natalie Portman

#exist #female #i #lean #make